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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 20, 1904 SUPERSTITION IN MINING MAT1 ERS : rock exists in the vicinity of tho wreck, and thnt bcyotitl doubt tbo vessel mot bur dootn through 11 jolllHion with 11 submerged iceberg. rrangomonts aro progressing to I iiiIhu Ihn wrl which, if successful, will nmply reimburse Cnptiiin Finch for IiIh oll'ortH, ii.h over 8200,000 in have boon in purser's hiuo wnon mo accident. occurred." Iii China the Necromancer , f' ;,.! ;ra., 1";: Controls Operations, Annoying Engineers. MORNING SALE WAS AD WATER SEEKS ITS LEVEL Wo have heard of individuals who ' we in guided lo Ibu discovery of rich I voIiih or advised in their !ti cHlninrit. J of capital in prolltablo mi huh by J Karly this morning some of tbo dreams, Hi I ii t it:i J IhI h or some other , Water company men wont out on tbo form of that mysticism under which ,' conduit to hum bow tbo Hipbou pipu modern mini ami women cover their lino wuh working. Something of a ignorance of the Ihliign outHido their ' panic wiih created wbon it was din curio'iit philosophy. Hut they aro 'covered (lint not a drop of wntur was lately Hpoknu with boldness, they' flowing through tbo pipe, and tbo require an apologetic tone, and tbo ' thought forced itself into the minds mini of affaitri in ptono to put tbom Of tbo mon t'mt Home orror bad boon iiHidn 111110111! tbo absurdities which made In riiuniuir tbo IovoIh. Tbov fi ! !! tbo domain of psoudo hoIoiico. hastened ovor lo tbo other ond and In tbo Orient, however, they do those ' lound tbo untitr overflowing in a thlugM hotter, and in China, a country deluge. Tbo mouth of tbo pipu was now In'nrostlng as a Hold for futuro Htoppud up with loin oh and mud. mining activity, it Ih a fact that tbo Wbon tbo odd mot Inn wiih removed noonmianoor and tbo mining engineer find Ibomriolviih laco to face. In China tbo loliglntiH HiiporHli 1 1 of ih of tbo pooplo ai) an organized Junto ami all mining oporatiouH bavo j Southern Nevada, partiunlarly Tono pab, awaits only tbo completion of IAI IDHICft Till II II V 11 tuo railroad, now within a few miles JUUKINtU I ILL JULY LO of its doors, to pour out its stream of j wealth, which has been impeded by reason of lack of transportation facilities only. In Idaho the con The sale of the Morniug miuo to atruotiou of new roads will permit satisfy the judgment of Keep & Com-; the passage of ore which was not pany set at Canyon City today was possible a short time since, and in adjourned till July 'J.'l, tlio date fixed Oregon the same condition prevails, for the Holland sale. Mayor Alo-Jwbiie tbo Black Hills of South Collocb, attorney for tho owners, is ( Dakota aro increasing tho ouptput now in Canyon City. ,stoadily, with not much noise or T. V. Davidson and A. IJ. Urowno bliiHter. Central Wyoming will lett this afternoon presumably on a ja6on bo tho scene of greater activity, mining trip to Idaho, though there clue to the construction of great aro Htrong fuspioious t lint they have reduction plants to handle tho gold something big on which they do uot j bearing ores of the South Pass and euro to discuss. Mr. DavidHon was i Atlantic Citv country, and tbo nrob- asked before getting on tho train if ability that a railroad will bo con bis company had givonup negotia- etruoted to those poiuts will quicken tioiiH for tho Morning M initio. He J tho industry in ' that section. ' Mou replied that it is absolutely im-'lauais dovoloping now Holds, as is posHiulo for any one to do business told by tho shipments of maobiuery with these people and tho only way to that state, while tbo work pro out now was for the courts 'to settle grossing in all these states, in new Hie matter, which will no done in dlstiicts, with excellent rosults, bid Novmober. However, bo said bis fair to add new camps to tho pro company would bo pleased for tbo duolug sectiou of tbo west. Ores & owners to got some one olso develop-; Metals. ing at once, as It is reported that they , aro carrying on negotiations with 'mm:,TnIlc ..rrTiiir three or four other parties all at tho IlllCrl i IlllfX MIT IINll i u vr w I w- II v same time. the trouble was iiIho removed and the panic ended. Hearing this incident Hpokon of, one of HiimptorH plonooiH was re minded oi an early day settlor's ir to take count of it. The Hplrlln of rigation ditch, that wouldn't irrigate, tiro and water, which are especially He lived near MolOwon, spent S.'l,000 dreaded, aro expressed by tbo super-' in construc'lintr his ditch and when Hliliou of lang Sliul. whose guard- finished found that (he water would iiuiH are tbo ue.M'omiiucers. An ' uot flow through it. Ho called in a American mining engineer who had ' neighbor, who was coiiHldorod quite charge of mi mm controlled by Li n competent amateur hydraulic ox Hung Chang wan compelled to cease port, to InvHtigate tbo defect, in utidoigioiind work Iicciiuh) tho pro-'examining the water level lined in liicial necromancer reported to laying out the route of tbo ditch, I'ekiu that Ihn mining opeialloiiHJ which wiih h primitive, home made (liMliirbod the hIiiiii Ihm'h ot the dragon ' Instrument, the expert, in questioning that Hon coiled around the Imperial the owner regarding IIh use, ills- .....!... I .1............ ., lit I.. ....! I ii. ... I... I l I It 1. 1.. ""Mir, ji iiiiui;i-ll ill llli, Ilium UUVIMUII I IIIH III) llllll lltlDII It lll tllllll I i . j . I. woiiiii nai'o "uou" i iiih geutiomau, , down and had tun the ditch up hill, hut the Chinese director overlooked' The narrator thou proceeded to IIiIh detail and ho all work ceased. , relate that, this man wiih the original In this way I he necromancers have liero of the old story, which alleges the veto, for, though lingo siiiiih may that in Hawing oil' the limb of a tree, lie sat on the limb and sawed it be twoou biiiiHolf ami the trunk. MEETING Of FOREST DIRECTORS YESTERDAY OF THE STANDARD Zooth HntiKcr and J. S. Hughes, of tho Standard, came in from tho prop erty last night. Mr. Houser, who directors' meeting of the Forest has charge ot the development work, Mining company was held yesterday I is on bis way to Pendleton, where a afternoon in tho company's otllces ' mootiug of tbo directors will be bold over tho Hank of Sumpter. It was ( Monday to decide upon a compressor decided to btart work by contract on ! plant, and in all probaility upon a have been Hpout on a mine, tbo dic tum of olio ot them can ntop every thing; they appeal dlicct to the t In oiio, over the heads of the vlceioy and military governor. This tin- ttuttle on Sheep Ramie. pleasant ciiHtom tlmls no tecogiiitiou in Hie regulat ioiH covering foreign enliven, . ' tt it exists as an un known quaulilv capalde ot canning o.Ntieme atiiioyauci), if not woio In Knieii Mimilar Mineral it Ions a small scale at once, and resume operations mote extensively about. October 1. Thomas Costello, manager of the company, was granted a leave of absence until October, when more ex- will be inaugurated. concentrator. Messrs. iiouscr and Hughes btought in with them a lino lino of gold cobalt ore which is of olnmio (eristic richness, and will go several hundred dollars to tho ton. Mr. Hughes Ih the original locator of tho Mr. Costello will leave inn short , proprety, and still rotalus au in- time on a mining trip through ; lorest. Idaho. SCENERY EQUALS THE YELLOWSTONE RED BOY PEOPLE BACK FROM THE PROPERTY About !::i0 o'clock Thursday night live or six men, masked and armed, ciept up to the sheep camp of Loo Iliotheis, on flaltly mountain, and commeucod firing into the hand of I MM... I. .....I.... ...I... ....... .....II' MMH'I. I III' IH'illlll, UIP lllin HI'll ovist, iih in indicated in a Iiiiuioiouh armed, from behind a tree returned manual by the incident related by, the lire until bis ammunition was nuolhei Aineiicau engineer oImowIicio fully exhausted. He shot in the lit this issue. At one of t In mines diiection of the ilm-hon of light from of the lliilih and Korean entices hih ihiitlanls, but in (lie daik could lniN, so many accident had uoouiiod find no mine ammunition, and then Unit the native oven-eer petitioned broke camp and hurried to Maker City It. M. Hall, advertising agent of the O. It. ,v. N., and S. Clou Audrus, rairload editor of the Chicago lio- .1. uois, C. Knglisb, of Danville, Nil otic of the leading lied Hoy stockholders, accompanied by Mrs. cord-llerald, returned today from , Knglish, and 10. .1. (iodfrov, former liourne, wheie they visited the Idg , manager, returned from the propotty Cracker Creek iiiines. gatliei ing lata today and left for Haker City, for the mining writteup of eastern Alexander Prm-sing and William Oregon. Mr. Audius was greatly Lnnimis, who went out with them, nipreKHod witli Ihe mineral mining remained to visit. Olive Lake whero lo give the alarm. Ho linked here at an early hour yesteiday morning, and in bin nhiit sleeves, with his empty gnu across bis back, found Miles Lee at bis home and told him bis story. Vesterday morning Mr. Lee sent two men into the camp to asceitain the amount of damiiKO done. A Port Townseud dispatch says: Tl1" '"' t,,i,,ls ,10 kl,,,M' ow or Advic.M have boeu leceued tiom lw, f l,,u "'Hacking parly, and it is Alaska that the I'lnch Wrecking : estimated that $ 100 or $'.00 worth of t-niiiiiiinv has. after tluee unsuccessful . "l,"l wuio killed. At the present nttompts, Hiiccooded in Inditing the j writing Mr. Miles' special posse have tlm maiingei to engage the services of a HoiceroHM who could preside at a I mm t tube piiqareil tor the devils that wont held lepoiislldo. lOn Hiuoeiiug and Mining Journal. Irwsnre Wreck LccuM. wieek of the Hritish Hteamer Islander, which Hunk In Lvuu canal four years ago, while returning fiom Skagway lo Seattle with a latue number of Klondike and much treasure, The iufoimatioi) wus brought by pucrtongorH of the steamer Seattle, wbo Hy Hie diver assert that no not returned, it seems that there is a tacit understanding between sheep and cuttle men to keep within certain bounds, and when these limits are overrun little fuss is mudo about an atfair of this kind. --Democrat. Subscribe for The Miner activity of the district and beautiful scenery. lie savs scenery all but equals that of Vol lowstone Park. the .the latter the is interested in mining iiiMiiiii'l v Tim,, it 1 1 1 !... !.....! i . .,...,... t , J III ,1 ..... .in IMIl.H III- the I morrow. Mr. Knglisli will leave for j Chicago in a few days, whero a Mr. and Mrs. Audrus and sou, and (directors mooting will be held and Mr. Hall lett this afternoon to visit the ( I ramie Hondo valley, and f"um there will take in other points of inleiest in the Northwest. Bright luture lor Mining. The immediate future of the min ing industry was never brlgtber than at the present time. Tins i all sections of the west. Tho vast amount of development work carried ou bus been completed and new plants, which have been in process of erection for the past sevari mouths, aro nearly tinishoJ. An Immediate iucreaso in tonnage will follow as a mutter of course. This is especially true of Arizona, Utah and Colorado. iirrnimemenld made for early operations. forest Mine Manager. T. ,1. Costello, manager of tho Forest Mining company, Jofl this afternoon of Idaho on a leave of ab- s true of seuco until October 1. Mr. Costello i . . . . ... is uuiKing a mining trip in the in terest of bis company. Arrangements have been made for carryiug on ooutraot work at tbo Forest's property iu the Cable Cove district during bis ub.ioneo. It is stated that moro extensive work will be inaugurated in October ou bis ro-turn.